Trust and honesty : America's business culture at a crossroad / / Tamar Frankel

• Autore: Frankel Tamar
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73/0263
• Soggetto topico: Corporation law - United States - Criminal provisions; Fraud - United States; Breach of trust - United States; Corporations - Corrupt practices - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. The Spreading Abuse of Trust and Deception; 2. Old and New Concerns; 3. Toward Abuse of Trust and Mistrust; 4. Toward Deception; 5. Toward a Different American Culture; 6. Rising Opportunities and Temptations; 7. The Shift to Weaker Morality, Weaker Law, and Stronger Market Discipline; 8. The Subtle Changes in Legal Doctrine and Intepretation; 9. The Shift from Professions to Businesses; 10. In Markets We Trust; 11. Why Did Legal Enforcement Fail to Stem the Avalanche of Fraud?; 12. Toward an Honest Society; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J ; KL; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Suggests that fraud and the abuse of trust could have a widespread impact on American economy and prosperity, and argues that the way to counter this disturbing trend is to reverse the culture of business dishonesty.
• Titolo autorizzato: Trust and honesty
• ISBN: 0-19-770388-7; 0-19-992402-3; 1-280-56046-0; 1-4237-3399-1; 0-19-534363-8; 1-60256-675-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815149203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II